Help With Depression

Depression is one of the most misunderstood mental health concerns. This blog will seek to provide you with answers about Depression, as well as hope for healing. ​

What Depression is Not.........

* Just Feeling blue* Feeling sorry for yourself* A Bad mood

Depression is:* A medical disorder like diabetes, or Heart Disease* A treatable condition* A condition that effects the mind, body, emotions and behavior* Not just something you can just "get over" or "snap out of"

Depression can be situational (brought on by grief or a traumatic or crushing experience) or Long-term. Depression can be managed by a variety of methods including prayer, treatment, and medication.

Major depressive disorder affects approximately 14.8 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older, in a given year. (Archives of General Psychiatry, 2005 Jun; 62(6): 617-27)

Depression is experienced by people of all ethnicities, creeds, socio-economic status' and gender. Having depression does not make you "defective" nor does it indicate a lack of faith or strength. It doesn't mean you are weak or lazy , it just means you need some help!